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The Lions have moved Michael Williams from tight end to offensive tackle.

The Lions are loaded at tight end now with Eric Ebron, Brandon Pettigrew and Joseph Fauria. Williams came into the league as a 6'6/270 blocking tight end, but spent his rookie year on injured reserve with a hand injury. He's since bulked up to 300 pounds and will try to earn a roster spot as a backup tackle. Wed, May 21, 2014 10:24:00 AM

Williams broke his hand in the Lions' third preseason game. He was only going to miss a few weeks, but the Lions declined to hold a roster spot for a seventh-round blocker. Sat, Aug 31, 2013 05:27:00 PM

Lions rookie TE Michael Williams broke his hand in Thursday night's third preseason game against the Patriots.

He'll have surgery next week and is now a candidate for injured reserve; the timetable will be lengthy, and the Lions won't save a roster spot for a seventh-round draft pick. Williams was competing for a blocking tight end role. Fri, Aug 23, 2013 02:31:00 PM

Williams, who is 6-foot-5, 278 pounds, was a blocking tight end at Alabama, and the Lions reportedly believe he could eventually make the move to offensive tackle. "I've grown tremendously, just through (OTAs)," Williams said. "I feel myself coming out of breaks faster." Williams' drive to improve is admirable, but even with Brandon Pettigrew and Tony Scheffler's Lions futures up in the air, Williams is never going to project as a receiver. Mon, Jun 24, 2013 08:48:00 AM

Depth Charts

Lions coach Jim Caldwell used the phrase, "Sometimes, you don't know" when asked about Joique Bell's (Achilles'/knee) timetable for return.

"Like I said, I'm not sure how long it's going to take," Caldwell said. "I do know one thing, that he's coming along quickly, and we'll see what the doctor says. I can't put an exact timetable on it right now. That's the tough thing about even talking about medical. Sometimes you don't know." Bell remains out indefinitely after undergoing offseason Achilles' and knee surgeries.